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Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-16
IN The SUPERIOR COURT

hF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA, IN
~ and for the county Of Los Angeles.
James A. Harrison and Hannah E. Harri-
son, plaintiffs, VS.. Laura Mattocks nd John
Doe Mattocks, defendants.
Action brought in the Superior Court Of
the State of California, in and for the coun.
ty of Los Angeles, and the Complaint fl ed
in said county Of Los Angeles in the office
Of the Clerk of said superior Court.
The People of the State OF California send
greeting to Laura NJ lttocks and John Doe
Mattocks, defendants. You are hereby re-
quired to appear In an action brought
against you by the above named plaintiffs,
in the Superior Court OF the state OF Cali
fornia. In and for the comfy of Lo. Ange-
les. and to answer the complaint filed there.
in, within ten days exclusive of the day Of
servcel after the service on you Of this
summons, If served within this county; or,
il served elsewhere. within thirty days. or
judgment by default will be taken against
you, according to the prayer of said Oom-
plant.
The said action is brought to obtain the
judgm ment of this Court against the said de-
fendants in the sum of $4,000 as damages,
alleged to have been sustained through the
criminal negligence, default and careless
ness of the defendants herein; end for costs
of suit. Reference is had to Complaint for
particulars.
And you are hereby notified that II you
fail to appear AMI answer the said Com
plant as above required, the said plaintiffs
will cause your default to be entered and
will apply to the Court for the relief de.
manded in the Complaint.
IL. Given under my hand and the
seal of the Superior Cours of the State OF
California, in and for the county of Los An
geles. this 18th dav of March, in the year OF
our Lord ore thousand eigh: hundred and
eighty-seven, CHAS II. DUNsMOOR..
By Clerk.
FB. FANNISG. Deputy. iels cot
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-16
In the Superior Court Of the State
of California

TN AND FOR THE COUNTY OF Los
Angeles. NJ. LEVY 4 l.. LEVIN. CO.
D ,rtners under the firm name OF M. Levy q
Co, plaintiff VS.. JOHN B. PHIPPIN, de-
fendsnt. Action brought in the superior
Court of the State of California. In and for
the county OF Los Angeles, and the com
plant filed in said county of Los Angeles
In the office of the Clerk of said Superior
Court The people OF the State OF Cal1for-
mia send greeting to John b PhipPin. de
fendant. You are here by required TO ap.
pear in an action brought against you by
The above named plaintiffs, in the Superior
Court of the State of California, in and for
the county of Los Angeles, aud to answer
the complaint filed therein, within ten
days exclusive of the day OF service), after
the service on you Of this sum uons, II
served within this county; or. II served
elsewhere within thirty days, or judgment
by default will be taken against you &C
cording to the prayer OF said complaint
The said act on is brought to obtain judg
ment against you for the sum OF sOS52,
which sum is alleged in said complaint to
be due aud owing by you to said plaintiffs
for goods, wares, and merchandise. SOLD
and delivered to you by plaintiffs at your
instance and request at the city OF Los An
geles. and all within two years last past,
snd for cost of suit, Reference Is had to
complaint foe particulars.
And you are hereby notified that II you
fell to appear and answer the said com
pld1Ilt as hDONe tut shiu
will take judgment against you in the sum
of $sOS SO 100 gold coiu of the United States.
Given under my hand and the
SUPERIOR seal of the Superior Court OF
COURT the State of alifornis, in and
SEAL. for the county of Los Angeles,
this Gath day of May. in the
year of our Lord one thou.
sand eight hundred and
eighty seven.
CHAS. II DUSoM00R, Clerk.
By + B. TANNING, Deputy.
Graves & O'Melveny attorneys for pl' in.
tiffs. je 2lOawl0
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Notice Of GUARDIANS Sale Of Real
Estate.

TN RE GUARDIANSHIP OF THE PER
/ son and estate of Herminia Mcncheli, a
minor.-Notiee is hereby given that, i'll pur-
suance of an order of the Superior Court of
the county of Los Angeles, State of Califor-
mia, made on the Sd day of August, 1897, in
the matter of the guardianship of the per
son and estate of Herminia Mencheli, mi
nor, the undersigned guardian OF the person
and estate of said minor, Will sell at private
sale to the highest and best bidder for cash,
lawful money of the United States, and sub
ject to confirmation by the said superior
court on Monday, the 22nd day OF August,
1887, and upon each and every day thereaf-
ter upon which sales may be lawfully made,
for the period of six months, or until the
hereinafter described property shall have
been sold, all the right, title and interest OF
the said infant, Herminia Mencheli, in and
to that certain realty situate i'll the city OF
Los Angeles, county of Los Angeles, State of
Califordia, particularly described as followr,
to-wit: Those certain five acres OF land sit
uate on the southwest corner OF Washington
and San Pedro streets bounded on the south
by lands of Thomas and on the west by
lands of Snodgrass on the east by San Po-
dro street and on the north by Washington
street; the interest of said minor therein be-
ing an undivided one-half thereof, saving,
excepting and reserving from said tive-acre
tract lot 1SOx100 feet fronting one hun
dred and eighty feet by one hundred feet in
depth on the west side of San Pedro street,
and situate in the southeast corner of said
tract and adjoining the land of said Thomas.
B DIS fer the whole interest of said minor
in said tract will be received by this guardian
of said minor at the offices of Howard 4
Robarts, attorneys at law, rooms 4, 8 and 9,
Wilcox block, No. 40 North Spring street,
Los Angeles City.
Terms and conditions of sale: Cash, law
ful money of the United States, twenty (2O)
per centum of price offered on notice being
gwen by the guardian of the acceptation of
bid, balance upon confirmation of sale by
the Superior Court,
Deed at expense of purchaser.
CATALINA s. DE DAVAREDE,
Guardian of the person and estate of Hee-
minia Mencheli, a minor
August 3, 1887. aud lot
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LEGAL.
In the Superior Court

NF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA IN
~ and for the county OF Los Angeles. G..
b. rlatt, plain If, VS.. G. X. iles,defendant.
Action brought In the superior Court OF the
State of Califoruis, in and for the County
of Los Angeles, and the complaint filed in
said County of Los Angeles IN the ofhce OF
OF the Clerk Of said superior Court. The
neople OF the State OF California send greet
ing to G. K. Giles, defendant You are here
by required to appear In an action brought
pgainst you by the above named plaintiff,
IN the Superior Court in the State of Cali
forpia, in and for the County OF LOS Ange
les, and to answer the Complaint filed
therein, within ten days exclusive oil the
day of service), after the service on you OF
this summons, II served within this county
or II served elsew here, within thirty days.
or judgment by default will be taken against
YOU according to the prayer OF said COM
plaint. The said action Is brought to OBJ
lain the judgement of this Court sgainst
you, the said defendant, in the sum OF s't6i
said sum being a balance due plaintiff
herein from defendant, for services as com.
pensation for making, conducting and
superintending the sale of rtain stock
of goods placed in the hands Of Platt & Ber-
man by said G. X. Giles, defendant herein,
for private sale or at public auction as to
them might seem best, as will more fully
appear by reference to complaint herein,
with interest on said sum of $3O64 rom
March LIST, 1884, and TOT cost OF Refer
ence is had to complaint e. particulars.
And you are hereby notified that If you fail
to appear and answer the said complaint a
above required. the said plaintiff will cause
yonr default to be entered and will take
Judgment against you for $S064 with inter
est as aforesaid and for costs OF suit.
Given under my hand and the
seal Of the Superior Court OF
the State OF California, III
and for the C unity of Los
SEAL Angeles, this 10th dty OF
April, in the year OF our Lord
one thousand eight hundred
and eighty-six
G. II. DUNSMOOR, Clerk.
BY A. N. HAMILTON, Deputy.
Howard & Roberts. Attorneys for Plaintiff
je' SCOT
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-16
NOtiCG-DfSGrt Land.

IT S. LAND OFFICE, Los ANGELES,
u. Cal May Is, 1sS7.-Complaint hav
ing been entered at this office by Herman A.
Johansen against Jose J. Lopez for failure to
comply with the laws as to desert land entry
No. ia dated August 20, 1854, upon all
Section 10, Township n, Range II W., in
Los Angeles county. California, with view
to the cancellation of said entry; contestants
alleging that the land before described will
without irrigation produce an agricultural
crop each and every year; that said entry is
fraudulent in its inception, being for the
purpose of fraudulentfy obtaining title to
agricultural land and in the interest of
others; that said land is much desired by
bona fide homestead settlers; that contestant
believes and has reason TO believe, that it is
the purpose of entryman to relinquish claim
to said land in order that it may be again
fraudulently re-entered as desert land.
The said parties are hereby summoned TO
appear at this Office on the 10Th day of Sep
tember, 1887, at 10 o'clock A. NJ, to respond
and furnish testimony concerning said al
legged failure.
J. d. BETHUNE, Register.
]. W. HAVERsTICK, Receiver. aug2O-3Ot
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-16
NOtlCG-DHSNrt Land.

II 5. LAND OFFICE, LOS ANGELES, CAL.
u. May lS, 1887. Complaint having been
entered at this Office by Herman A. Johansen
against \. jacob for failure to comply with
law as TO Desert Land Entry No. 17S, dated
August 20, 1884, upon the e. and El5 NWl4
and E}2 of SWl4, section 4, township 8 n,
Range Il W. in Los Angeles County, Calfor-
mia, with view TO the cancellation of said
entry; contestant alleging that the land be-
fore described will without irrigation pro-
duce an agricultural crop each and every
year; that said entry is fraudulent in its in
ception, being for the purpose of fraudulent
ly obtaining title to agricultural land and in
the interest of others; that said land is much
desired by bona fide homestead settlers; that
contestant believes, and has reason to believe,
that it is the purpose of entryman to relin-
quish claim to said land in order that it may
be again fraudulently re-entered as desert
land. The said parties are hereby summoned
TO appear at this Office on the 10Th day OF
sedtember, 1887, at 10 A. NJ, TO respond and
furnish testimony concerning said alleged
failure. j. ID. BETHUNE, Register.
au3-3Ot J. w. HAVERSTICk, Receiver.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-16
LEGAL.
IN The SUPERIOR COURT

nF THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES,
" State of California, In the matter of the
estate of John W.. Bixby, deceased. Susan
L. IL BiNby, the administrative of the estate
of John w Bixby, having fled her petition
herein duly verified, praying for an order of
sale of all the right, title and interest of the
estate Ito wit: an undivided one-third inter
esD in that portion of the Rancho Los
Alamitos, in the County of Los Angeles, de
scribed as follows: Commencing ut the com
mon corner of the Ranches Los Alamitos
and Los Cerritos, upon the shore of the
Pacific Ocean, at the line of ordinary high
tide, and running thence along the boundary
line between the said ranches as estab-
lished by c. T. llealy AID r. T. Wright, sur
veyors, in 1856, by request and with the
consent of the respective owners of said
ranchos, n II degrees 10 minutes Z. one
hundred and forty-eight 77-l0O chains to a
smooth irregular shaped granite boulder,
l2xl6x26 inches, known as an old land
mark; thence n: 50 degrees If minutes E.
niney-thrce 76-100 chains TO a post
marked "A. G. l.. c." at the corner
of the American Colony Tract.
SO called thence leaving said rancho boun-
dairy and running S. As degrees % minutes,
f.; two hundred and thirty-one 39-100
(23l ;39) chains To a post marked !, ) 3;
thence ;. twenty,elght l2S) chains to the
south boundary of said Rancho Los Alami-
tos; thence along said boundary according
to the field notes of the u. :. patent thereof;
n. S63f degrees, W. 5000 chains to station
81 of said patent; thence 5. 26l4 degrees, f.
H1IN-lWO (OZJ chains 10 station % OF Su1d
patent; thence n. 80 degrees, west 43 90
chains to station Dc of said patent; thence
3 81 degrees, +. 73 chains to station 81 of
said patent, at the mouth of the inlet;
thence westerly along the line of ordinary
high tide of the Pacific ocean 263. 90 chains
to the place of beginning, containing
Al lS3.30 acres And it satisfactorily appesr-
ing to me, W, p. Gardiner, one of the Judges
of said court, from said petition that it is
necessary and for the best interest of said
estate that the entire interest of the estate
in said lands and premises should be sold,
for the reasons set forth in said petition.
Now, therefore in consideration of the
premises it is ordered by the Court that all
persons interested in the estate of said de-
ceased be and appear before the said Supe-
rior Court Wednesday the 31st of August,
1887, at 10 O'Clock A. NJ. of said day at the
Courtroom of Department two of said Court
in the HERALD building in the city of Los
Angeles, then and there to show cause why
an order should not be granted TO said adj
ministratriX to sell all of the interest of the
estate of said deceased in the real estate
hereinbefore described, at private sale.
1t is further ordered that copy of this
order be published at least four successive
weeks in the Los Angeles DAILY HERALD, n
newspaper printed and published III the
County of Los Angeles.
July 30, 1887.
W. =. GARDINER,
aug2-3Ot Superior Judge.
Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-08-16
Stockholders Notice.

OFFICE OF
MAIN STREET AND AGRICULTURAL PARK
RAILROAD COMPANY,
Los ANGELES, July 23d, 1887. J
TN ACCORDANCE WITH A RESOLUTION
adopted at a meeting of the Directors of
the Main Street and Agricultural Park Rail
ing of the stockholders of said company is
hereby called, the same to be held at the
Office of the company, No. 10 Commercial
street, in the city of Los Angeles, county of
Los Angeles, State of California, on Monday,
the Sd day of October, A. d. 1887, at the
hour Of $3.50 o'clock p. NJ. on that day, to
take into consideration and decide upon the
proposition to increase the. capital stock
from one hundred thousand dollars, divided
into two thousand shares of fifty dollars
each, the present capital of the company, to
two hundred thousa;d dollars, to be divided
into four thousand shares, OF fifty dollars
each. w. ]. BRODRICK,
A. G. TAYLOR, President.
Secretary. jy29 to oc Sd
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Proposals for Bonds.

nFFICE OF THE CLERK OF BOARD OF
~ supervisors of Los Angeles county, Cali
fornia.
Sealed bids will be received at this office
until 10 A. NJ, September &, 1887, for the
purchase of $1,000 in bonds of the wine
dale" school District, bearing interest at the
rate of ) per cent per annum:
Bond No. 1, for $3.50, due september g,
1888.
Bond No. 2, for $3.50, due September 6,
1889.
Bond No. 3, for $3.50, due September 6,
1890.
Bond No. 4, for $3.50, due September q,
1891.
Bond No. 5, for $3.50, due September 8,
1892.
Bond No. 6, for $3.50, due September 6,
1898
Bond No, 7, for $3.50 due September 6,
1894.
Bond No. 8, for $3.50, due September s.
1895.
The Board reserves the right to reject any
and all bids.
BY order of the Board of Supervisors OF
Los Angeles county, California.
c. II. DUNSMOOR, Clerk.
aupl4-I
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NOTICE..

Tn THE SUPERIOR COURT IN AND FOR
l the County of Los Angeles, State of Cali
fornia. In the matter of the application of
Fielding W. Gibson, to sell home tead prop
erty: In conformity TO an order of the Supe-
rior Court in and for the County of Los An
geles, State of California, of date the 18th
day of August, a. d. 1887, notice is hereby
given tn t Fielding W. Gibson will on the
18th day of September, A. ID, 1887, apply to
the said Court for an order permitting him
to sell the following described Homestead
property situate in the County of Los An
geles, State of California; bounded on the
north by the Southern Pacific Railroad; on
the south by the public road leading from
the San Gabriel Mission to La Puento; on the
east by land owned at the date of selection
and recording said Homestead June 1lth,
1887, by Frank Thurman, but now owned
by Jennie Palmer and o. X. Palmer; on the
west by land then owned by Asa Ellis, and
now owned by K. J. shirpser, and lands be
longing to said Railroad Company. Refer
ence had to the petition and order on file.
TsEALl CHAS. II. DUNSMOOR, Clerk,
BY +. b. FANNING, Deputy Clerk.
HOWARD & RoBARTs,
Attorneys for Petitioner.
agl4dltW3W
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Notice Of Executors Sale Of real ES'
tale at Private Sale.

NOTICE is hereby given that in pursuance
N of the order of the superior Court OF the
county of Los Angeles, state of California,
made on the first day of July, 1857, in the
matter of the estate of Arcadia A. de Char
ruau, deceased, the undersigned, Domingo
Garcia, as the executor of the said deceased,
will on or after Monday, the 29th day OF
August, 1887, sell at private sale to the high
est bidder, upon the terms hereinafter mem
toned, in separate parcels, or in one parcel,
as the said executor may deem most bene-
fetal to the said estate, per front foot ana
subject to confirmation by the said superior
Court all of the right, title and interest OF
the said deceased in and to all that certain
piece or parcel of land situate and lying in
the city and county of Los Angeles, state OF
California, and more particularly described
as follows, to-wit: Commencing nj point
ON the easterly line of Pleasant street, dis
tant n. IA deg. 80 min. W. 100 feet from
the intersection of the NOrtherly line of
Michigan street and Pleasant street, thence
\. 10 deg. 10 min. +. along board renee
159 5S-1O0 To "A nail in lower rail of fence,
thence n. IA deg. % min. W. 30 feet to
2x2 stake; thence $. 10 degrees '" min. W.
159 feet to the Northwest corner O1 pichct
fence on the Easterlt line OF Pleasant street;
thence along said Easterly lire and picket
fence 5. IA deg. 80 min. f. 30 feet to the
point of beginning. Being lot and part of
lot :, in block - of the Mount Pleasant
tract.
Terms and conditions of sale-Cash; gold
coin of tho United States of America.
Ten per cent. of the amount of each bid
must be paid to the executor at the time of
acceptance of such bid, the balance of the
amount of bid accepted to be paid to the eX-
eeutor on confirmation and execution OF
deed; all to be paid in the gold coin OF the
United States OF America.
Bids or offers will be received by the un-
dersigned as such executor for the interest
of said deceased and of said estate in said
land.
such bids or offers must be in writing, and
may be left at the Office of the undersigned,
room No. l, Downey block, corner Main and
Temple streets, in the city and county of Los
Angeles, State of California; or delivered
to him personally; or may be filed
in the Office of the Clerk of the SAID superior
Court. DOMINGO GARCIA,
Executor of the estate of Arcadia A. dc Char
ruau, deceased.
Dated Los Angeles. Cal, July 25, 1887.
L L.. A....It
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LEGAL.
IN The SUPERIOR COURT

nF THE CITY AND COUNTY OF LOS AN
" geles, State of California. Probate
In the matter OF the estate of Thomas
estate. c. G. p, Sects. 1547-1550. Notice
is hereby given, that in pursuance of an
order of the superior Court of the city and
county of Los Angeles, State of California,
made on the 4th day of August, A. ID. 1887,
in the matter of the estate of Thomas Co
forth, deceased, the undersigned, the admin
istrator cf said estate, will sell at public
sale to the highest bidder, payments to be
made in lawful money of the United States
upon the terms hereinafter set forth, and
subject to confirmation by said Superior
Court, on Monday the 18th day OF
August, 1897 at 2 o'clock p NJ, of said day,
at the court house in the city and county of
Los Angeles, ali the right title, interest and
estate of the said Thomas GofOrth, ut the
time of his death, and all the right, title and
interest that the said estate has, by opera
tion of law or otherwise, acquired since his
death, in and to all that certain lot, piece or
parcel of land, situate and being in the
county of Los Angeles State of California,
bounded and described us follows: All that
certain lot and parcel OF land situate IN the
county of Los Angeles, State of California,
and described as follows, to Wit: Begin
ming at point in II certain road leading in
an easterly direction from Crow avenue in
the town of Glendale, BLOB chains from
Crow avenue, at the ;. +. corner of lot 36 of
Watts subdivision of the Rancho San
Rafael; running thence South degrees 30
minutes +. 20.33 chains to stake; thence
North 5S degrees L. 6.75 chains to Il stake;
thence South 81 degrees f.. 1898 chains To
II stake; thence South II degrees l.. 6.f3
chains to a stake: thence North so degrees
AS minutes f. l 40 chains to II stake III n
road; thence North 25l2 degrees W. 1878
chains to a stake in road at northern corner
of lot 36, of the tract OF which this is
part; thence along the line Of said road
North 80 degrees 40 minutes West 12,53
chains to the place of beginning, containing
5l.3l-100 acres of land and being what is
known and designated us lot forty-three
(43) of Watts subdivision of the Rancho San
Rafael, as the same appears of record in the
Office of the County Recorder of said conn
ty of Los Angeles, in book D, ut pages 200
and POI of the Miscellaneous Records of
said county, to which reference is hereby
made for more full and complete descrip-
ton of said tract
Terms and conditions of sale: Payments
to be made in lawful money of the United
States; ten per cent. of the purchase money
to be paid to the unde signed on day of sale,
balance of one-third of purchase price to
be paid on confirmation of sale by said
Court; one-third in six months, and one
third in one year from date of sale. Mort
gage deed at the expense of purchaser to be
given by purchaser on premises to secure
deferred payments, with interest from date
of sale at the rate of ten per cent. per
annum. ARCHIBALD MITCHELL,
Administrator of the estate OF Thomas
Goforth deceased.
Dated, August 9th, 1887.
\. b. EAST, Atty for estate. aug6-24t
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Notice. Desert Land.

IT .. LAND OFFICE, Los ANGELES,
u Cal, May IS, 1887. Complaint having
been entered at this Office by Sylvanus A.
Waldron against j. n. Rosenmyre, for fail
ure to comply with law as to Desert Land
Entry No. l77, dated August 20, 1854, upon
the y section H. township n, range II
W, in Los Angeles county, Cal, with view
to the cancellation of said entry; contestant
alleging that the land before described will,
without irrigation, produce an agricultural
crop each and every year. That said entry
is fraudulent in its inception, being for the
purpose of fraudulently obtaining title to
agricultural land, and in the interest of 9TH
ers, that said land is much desired by bona
fide homestead settlers; that contestant be-
lIeyes, and has reason to believe, that it is
the purpose of entryman to relinquish claim
to said land, in order that it may be again
fraudulently re-entered as desert land.
The said parties are hereby summoned to
appear at this office on the 10Th day of Sep
tember, 1887, at 10 O'Clock A, NJ, to respond
and furnish testimony concerning said
alleged failure. J. ID. BETHUNE, Register
j. W. HANERSTICK, Receiver. aug3-3Ot